Finland Tier 2

Ykkönen 2020 Season

League Guide & Facts

The second tier of Finnish Football
12 teams
Teams play each other twice (22 games)
League then splits into promotion and relegation series (10 games)
Teams sorted by 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored

Promotion

1st place automatically promoted
2nd place plays the team placed 11th in the league above to earn promotion

Relegation

Bottom 3 are relegated

Other

FM21 gives you the option to start in either the 2020 or 2021 season. Regardless of which you choose the teams will remain the same. 2020 is the default start date
The match squad must have no more than 3 non-EU players.
The match squad must have at least 9 players trained by a club in Finland.
There must be at least 4 players trained by a club in Finland in the playing 11
SJK Academy are an Academy side for another club and cannot be promoted

Location of Clubs

Suggested* Additional Nations To Load

Nordic Journeyman

*As always this is only a suggestion, the leagues listed are in order of importance, feel free to run as many or as little leagues as you think your system can handle. The setup above gives a nice regional feel.

It is advisable however to run as many top tier leagues of major nations as you can to keep the continental club competitions competitive